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Celebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration Canada

Provides funding to initiatives that commemorate and celebrate nationally significant [notable] historical figures, places, events, and accomplishments. The component supports the National Commemoration Policy.

Total value
$41.3M
Agreements
1,939
Oct 2018 to Jul 2026
Median agreement
$7,000
Typical range
$6,000–$10K
the middle half of agreements

Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026.

See every record for this program on the government’s search. How to apply: look up the program on Canadian Heritage’s website.

Who got it

Organizations with the most funding under this program.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Incorporated6$3.7M
The Royal Canadian Geographical Society10$3.1M
The University of Manitoba - National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation7$2.4M
Defining Moments Canada Limited - 11590227 Canada Association3$867K
Day Of Pink Indigenous Committee (The)3$851K
Société Nationale De L'acadie Inc. (La)2$769K
Manitoba 150 Host Committee Inc. (The)1$700K
White Pine Pictures Inc.2$700K
1454119 Ontario Ltd.5$678K
3763455 Canada Inc.2$665K
Walrus Foundation (The)7$633K
Jean Paul Riopelle Foundation / Fondation Jean Paul Riopelle1$600K
1454119 Ontario Ltd. - Teach Magazine5$599K
Cable Public Affairs Channel Inc. / Chaîne D'affaires Publiques Par Câble Inc. (La)2$589K
Médias Knockabout Inc. / Knockabout Media Inc.5$571K
Opera on the Avalon Inc.2$540K
Defining Moments Canada Limited2$534K
University of Ottawa1$500K
Grands Évènements Canadiens3$463K
Metis National Council Secretariat Inc.2$434K
Historica Canada1$396K
Mural2$320K
The Canadian Aeronautical Preservation Association1$300K
Alliance Des Radios Communautaires Du Canada Inc. (L')3$272K
Centre Culturel Aberdeen Inc3$260K
Canhist.Ca1$258K
The Royal Canadian Legion Dominion Command1$250K
Pays De La Sagouine Inc. (Le)1$250K
City of Fort St. John1$250K
Teach Magazine1$248K
Riverbend Media1$243K
Tfao Inc.1$233K
Office of the Treaty Commissioner2$233K
Native Women's Association of Canada5$233K
National Trust for Canada1$231K
Treaty One Development Corporation2$210K
Nah Ho Productions Inc1$200K
Anishinaabe Agowidiiwinan Secretariat Inc1$200K
Chinese Canadian Museum Society of British Columbia1$179K
Rivercast Média S.A.4$176K
Arthur Erickson Foundation1$175K
Solid State Community Industries1$160K
See Change Magazine2$156K
Société Québécoise De Gestion Collective Des Droits De Reproduction1$150K
Canada Ireland Foundation1$140K
Misipawistik Cree Nation1$140K
Defining Moments Canada1$135K
Dakota Ojibway Child and Family Services Inc2$130K
Legacy of Hope Foundation5$128K
Rupertsland Institute - Métis Centre Of Excellence4$123K

Plus 48 agreements ($1.1M) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why

By year

Agreements by the year they started.

YearAgreementsTotal
20181$17K
20191$700K
20209$2.3M
202186$5M
2022151$4.1M
2023355$9.4M
2024509$7.2M
2025433$6.5M
2026394$6.1M

By province

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
Ontario411$16.1M
Manitoba190$10M
British Columbia324$3.8M
Quebec153$2.7M
New Brunswick234$2.6M
Alberta249$2.4M
Saskatchewan109$1.1M
Newfoundland and Labrador60$975K
Nova Scotia102$598K
Yukon13$399K
Prince Edward Island45$268K
Northwest Territories32$228K
Nunavut17$130K

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Not stated by the department1,444$26.7M
Not-for-profit organizations and charities94$7.1M
Other organizations398$6.7M
Academia2$700K
Indigenous recipients1$131K

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Jul 2026Montreal Lake Cree Nation$7,000
Jul 2026Qualicum First Nation$7,000
Jul 2026Aboriginal Life in Vancouver Enhancement Society$7,000
Jul 2026Yellowquill University College Incorporated$7,000
Jul 2026Temagami First Nation$7,000
Jul 2026The Pas Friendship Centre Inc.$7,000
Jul 2026Orange Shirt Society$6,650
Jul 2026NiGiNan Housing Ventures$7,000
Jul 2026Nazko First Nation$7,000
Jul 2026National Indigenous Residential School Museum of Canada Inc.$7,000
Jul 2026Maskwacis Cree Tribal Council$5,600
Jul 2026Manitobah Mukluks Storyboot School, Inc.$5,240
Jul 2026Lil'wat7Ul Cultural Centre$7,000
Jul 2026Huron Perth Children's Aid Society$7,000
Jul 2026Fort Nelson First Nation$7,000
Jul 2026Fort McKay Metis Nation Association$7,000
Jul 2026Cree Nation of Waskaganish$7,000
Jul 2026Creating Hope Society of Alberta$7,000
Jul 2026Conseil de la Première Nation des Innus Essipit$1,419
Jul 2026City of Lethbridge$7,000
Jul 2026Cayoose Creek Indian Band$7,000
Jul 2026All Nations Lax Kxeen Society$7,000
Jul 2026Akwesasronon Sonatanoron$7,000
Jun 2026Main Street Project Inc.$7,000
Jun 2026Société Culturelle De Baie-Sainte-Anne Inc.$10,000